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Saharan oasis town has geostrategic significance for Bamako, France and Tuareg separatists that helps explain the desert warTimbuktu may have attained mythical status as a fabled desert city, and its sister city Djenné may be renowned worldwide for its mosque – the largest mud building in the world – but there is a lesser-known town in Mali that has also cemented itself into local folklore.For many, Tessalit – a remote oasis set in one of the harshest stretches of Saharan landscape – is rich in history, intrigue and rumour. But now it lies at the heart of the country's conflict.As one Malian
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